Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammochrysos

/ˌhæməˈkɹaɪsɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ham-mochrysos
IPA: /ˌhæməˈkɹaɪsɒs/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nearly everything was glass in the frontage of this fairy mart, and its contents glittered like the hammochrysos stone."
"A splendid curtain, silver-sewn, Spangled like hammochrysos stone Stood in a crypt that dripped delight, His ear-drums pulsing with that sound The sheeted waters in their might Flung to the crags, to mock their thrall."
"Hammochrysos resembles sand in appearance, but sand mixed with gold."

Etymology

From Latin hammochrȳsos, (h)ammochrȳsus, from Ancient Greek ἀμμόχρῡσος (ammókhrūsos), from ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: hammochrȳsos, ἀμμόχρῡσος

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

chrysoberyl chrysolite chrysanthemum

Questions

How do you pronounce hammochrysos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhæməˈkɹaɪsɒs/.
What does hammochrysos mean?: A certain stone with spangles of gold color in it, known to Pliny, perhaps golden mica or yellow mica schist.
Where does hammochrysos come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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